Aptos pushes private v1.49.2 hotfix to testnet validators
Aptos (APT)
Editor:
Eugene Serbin
cryptocurrency.com.tr reports that Aptos has pushed the aptos-node-v1.49.2-hotfix-rc candidate to testnet validators on October 1. The release is labeled private with sparse public notes, directing operators to use attached binaries or Docker images while keeping the source code unavailable. Validators are instructed to upgrade, whereas fullnode operators are merely recommended to do so. Aptos provided the hotfix commit identifier but did not explain the internal changes publicly.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for APT, measured when this story was written up on 2 October 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
APT is trading at $0.7762 with a 1-hour buy ratio of 48.1% and a 4-hour ratio of 47.6%, both slightly below the 24-hour average of 49.6%. This indicates that buying pressure is currently fading relative to the daily trend. The volume delta shows negative flows of -$12,876 over the last hour and -$143,550 over the last four hours. These negative deltas mean that sell volume is exceeding buy volume, suggesting that traders are net sellers in the short term.
The latest daily buy ratio of 51.2% sits at the 79th percentile of the last 322 days, against a median of 49.3% - stronger buying than most days.
Was that an ordinary day?
The same Binance spot measurements for APT, averaged over the days leading up to the story.
Over the preceding week, the buy ratio averaged 47.7%, making today's 24-hour reading of 49.6% an unusual day with 1.9 points of higher buying activity. However, the 24-hour spot volume of $8,663,261 is only 0.73x the weekly average, indicating significantly lower participation. The coin has seen a price change of -4.1% over eight days, with a total volume delta of -$4,077,949 for the period. Only two of the last seven days recorded net buying, highlighting a generally weak weekly trend.